Franz John (1872-1952)

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Name (English)
Franz John
Short name
Franz John
Year of birth
1872
Year of death
1952
Short Description
"Franz Adolf Louis John (born 28 September 1872 in Pritzwalk, died 17 November 1952 in Berlin) was a German photographer. He was one of the initiators of the founding of FC Bayern Munich and its first president from 1900 to 1903.

He was born on 28 September 1872 in Pritzwalk (Brandenburg), the son of Friedrich Wilhelm and Ida John. After moving with his parents to Pankow at the fringe of Berlin, he later joined the football club VfB Pankow. There he met Gustav Manning, who afterwards became secretary of the German Football Association. Manning later helped John to integrate the Munich football clubs into the DFB. After his apprenticeship as a photographer in Jena John moved to Munich where he became a member of MTV 1879 Munich." - (en.wikipedia.org 26.12.2020)
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